System administration appoints IT security principal

Lard

Keith Lard was named IT security principal for University of Colorado system administration. His duties will include developing, implementing, managing and maintaining a comprehensive information security program for system administration. Lard will also serve as an internal information security consultant to the university and will work with campus IT security personnel and Bill Walker, chief information security officer, to implement and maintain the program.

Based at UIS in Boulder, Lard also will be the main point of contact for system employees with security-related questions or concerns. A CU alumnus, Lard has worked at UIS for two years and has a decade of experience in the IT security industry.